Intel Core i5-680 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-680 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-680

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-680

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 103% higher clock speed: 3.86 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1580 vs 644
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2618 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	3.86 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark	2618 vs 570

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-680
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1580

644

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2618

570

Name	Intel Core i5-680	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580	644
PassMark - CPU mark	2618	570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	530
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.776

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-680	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Brisbane
Launch date	April 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$272
Place in performance rating	2791	2782
Price now	$89.99
Processor Number	i5-680
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.86 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)